Things to Know About Disney World During the Pandemic
Trying to decide if you should visit Disney World during the pandemic? There are a lot of factors that can go into that decision and it definitely depends on your situation. If you decided that visiting is right for you and your family, here are some things you need to know if you are visiting Disney World since it closed due to the global pandemic. You can also check out some of these rookie mistakes to avoid on your Disney trip! 1. You Need a Park Pass Reservation If you started to look into a Disney World trip during COVID, one of the first things you will see is that…
11 Tips for a Disney Adults Only Trip
Don’t Skip Character Meals Disney World itself is often mistaken as a place just for children and that is definitely untrue. If you are planning a trip to Disney World you will find many things that seem geared toward children, when in reality adults would enjoy them as well. Character meals are usually regarded as for children. While it is true they are a great way for kids to meet the characters without the lines, the same goes for adults. You can meet Mickey and his friends, princesses, 100-acre woods gang, and more! There’s something special about adding a little extra magic to your meal. The meals themselves vary in…
11 Rookie Mistakes To Avoid At Disney World
Are you planning a trip to Walt Disney World and looking for all the secret tips and tricks? Check out these 11 rookie mistakes to avoid to at Disney World! Buying Water I don’t think there will ever be a time where this isn’t my go-to advice for Disney. Disney, in general, has a reputation for being expensive and overpriced. This is absolutely true in a lot of ways. However, they do offer cost-saving options that can help alleviate some of the expenses. If you go to any quick-service restaurant you can ask for cups of ice water and you will get them for free. Also, the Starbucks locations throughout…
6 Things My Mother Learned on Our Trip to Walt Disney World
Over the Fall of 2018, I treated my mom to a mother and daughter only Disney vacation. It was one of the things on my 27 before 28 list so I was very excited. Disney trips, or any trip really, are more fun with someone who is just as in love with the destination as you are. My mother and I share our love of Disney and Disney Parks. I have previously shared the five things I learned during my trip with my mom. As I was writing it I wanted to see if my mother had any ideas and she came up with a completely different list! It just…
5 Things I Learned On My Last Trip to Disney: Mother & Daughter Edition
In the fall of 2018 I got to cross one of my goals for 27 before 28 off my list – I took my mother to Disney World. As with any vacation, I like to take stock about what I liked or disliked on the trip. Before I wrote about what I did right and what I did wrong from a previous vacation. However, this time I decided to try something new. I made a list of the top 5 things I learned on my last trip to Disney and I asked my mother to do the same. Here is the list of the 5 things that I learned. If…
Disney Memory Maker: All You Need To Know
Are you heading to Walt Disney World and need help deciding if Disney Memory Maker is right for you? Are you unsure what the differences between PhotoPass and Memory Maker are? If you want to learn more about Disney’s photo system, you have come to the right place! Memory Maker is one of the items on your 2 month checklist. Learn if Memory Maker is right for you and why you absolutely should purchase it in advance. PhotoPass PhotoPass is the system that Disney uses throughout the parks. This includes pictures taken on rides, magic shots, stationed photographers, etc. You can find all of your photos located in your My…
5 Things I Did Right On My Last Disney Trip
We planned breaks It may be tempting to try and squeeze as much as you can into a Disney trip, but it will backfire very quickly. In an effort to make sure I didn’t overload our trip and terrify my boyfriend out of Disney forever, I added in breaks to our schedule. I would purposely start in one park and end in another. This provided us with the opportunity to decide if we were tired to go back and lay down or if we wanted to stroll a bit longer around the parks. We used our snack credits wisely There is so much debate behind if you should or should…
The Best Disney Planning Advice I Have Ever Gotten
When you first tell people you are planning a trip to Walt Disney World you suddenly unleash this predisposed need for people to tell you exactly how to plan your trip. They can’t help it. They have been before and clearly have learned all there is to know and whatever your original plan is you are doing it wrong. This is just insane. Disney itself is constantly changing and evolving between the construction of new projects, renovations of classic attractions, new policies, and so much more, it is impossible to have a grasp on everything the mouse offers. All that being said – I’m still going to relay some of the…
5 Mistakes I Made On My Last Disney Trip
I don’t care what trip you are taking – whether it is to Disney, Australia, or a road trip somewhere for a weekend, no vacation is perfect. You will have issues that are beyond your control and you need to be able to look past the imperfections and accept that it is a lesson for the next trip. The trip I took to Disney in September 2017 was no different. I already had some factors working against me. I had never planned a trip myself before. I had always gone with my family and my mother had done the majority (if not all) of the planning. The last time I…